The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide.

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled and at least 5,000 delayed today, mostly due to a combination of air traffic controller staffing issues and an FAA-mandated 4% cut to flights because of the government shutdown.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that air travel could take “days if not a week" to get back to normal once the government shutdown ends.

"If you are flying Friday or in the next ten days and need to be there or don't want to be stranded, I highly recommend booking a backup ticket on another carrier."

Northwest Arkansas National Airport isn't one of the airports that could see 10% of their air traffic cut Friday, but it remains unclear how a continued shutdown might affect XNA travelers. State of play: Air traffic control staff at XNA has not been affected because the air tower is privately operated,

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy explains "data-driven" decision to cut flight capacity at 40 airports by 10% to reduce travel pressure and delays.

After more than a month under the mounting pressure of the U.S. government shutdown, the national air-travel system now appears to be in the early stages of collapse with the FAA announcing Wednesday that it intends to reduce airline flights by 10 percent at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports.

Thousands of travelers faced sudden disruptions on Friday as the federal government shutdown rippled through the nation's air travel system, […] The post Flight Cuts Begin Across the U.S. as Shutdown Hits Air Travel appeared first on Travel Reveal.

The U.S. travel industry is sounding the alarm that a prolonged shutdown will cripple Thanksgiving flights, increase costs and hurt workers, families and the broader economy.

The U.S. government shutdown has rattled air travel — most recently with an unprecedented effort from the Federal Aviation Administration to cut flights by 10% at airports nationwide. And the